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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reno Rawlings (ranked 1676 p4p, 200 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 5252 p4p, 487 weight class). Rawlings comes into the arena with Burned blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reno Rawlings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakiyev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rawlings. That's going to slow Bakiyev down.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rawlings.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rawlings manages to avoid it.
Rawlings half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Rawlings has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bakiyev loads up on a big right hand but Rawlings slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Rawlings on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rawlings takes one on the button.
Bakiyev misses with a right hand
and Rawlings counters with a nice body shot.
Bakiyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev missing with a left hand there. Rawlings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rawlings cracks Bakiyev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Rawlings moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rawlings misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rawlings.
Bakiyev lands a jab to the nose.
Rawlings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakiyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bakiyev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rawlings fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bakiyev checks it well.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Rawlings slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Rawlings misses the target.
Bakiyev slaps away a takedown attempt from Rawlings, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Bakiyev misses.
Rawlings changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Rawlings appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bakiyev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rawlings.
A nice side step and Bakiyev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rawlings moves away.
Rawlings uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawlings throws a right hand that misses
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bakiyev scores with a hook.
Bakiyev walks into a straight right hand from Rawlings.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings missing with a left hand there. Bakiyev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rawlings looks to land a right hand but Bakiyev moved out of range.
Rawlings takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bakiyev catches Rawlings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Rawlings moves out of range.
Bakiyev misses with a body punch
and Rawlings counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawlings shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Rawlings moves out of range.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakiyev ducks right into an uppercut from Rawlings.
Rawlings throws a lazy right hand but Bakiyev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings tries to work over Bakiyev's front leg with a kick but Bakiyev checks it.
Bakiyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rawlings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Bakiyev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Rawlings.
Bakiyev slips a straight right by Rawlings.
Bakiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawlings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rawlings.
It looked like Rawlings was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bakiyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rawlings throws a series of punches but Bakiyev avoids them all with ease.
Bakiyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bakiyev lands a nice looking body shot.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawlings avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakiyev digs a good body shot into Rawlings's ribs.
Bakiyev misses with a hook. Rawlings ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev with a nice cross.
Rawlings misses with a wild body shot.
Rawlings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev lands an overhand right.
A jab from Bakiyev misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rawlings misses the target.
Rawlings throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rawlings might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rawlings throws a leg kick
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Bakiyev throws a looping overhand right but Rawlings ducks down to avoid it.
Bakiyev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rawlings stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been informed that Bakiyev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bakiyev digs a good hook to Rawlings's body.
Rawlings misses with a hook
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Bakiyev misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawlings was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Rawlings scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rawlings moves out of range as Bakiyev strikes.
Bakiyev misses with a hook. Rawlings ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rawlings jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakiyev throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rawlings counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Rawlings.
Rawlings has his takedown stuffed
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Bakiyev just misses with a punch to the body.
Rawlings goes for a double leg but Bakiyev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bakiyev continues to drive forward.
Bakiyev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bakiyev connects with a body shot.
Bakiyev lands with a nice body punch.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Bakiyev finds it's way through Rawlings's defenses.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Rawlings is just out of range.
Rawlings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bakiyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakiyev lands a nice hook to Rawlings's body. Rawlings takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rawlings doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bakiyev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rawlings shoots in looking for a takedown but Bakiyev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rawlings's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bakiyev throws out a counter right but Rawlings avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reno Rawlings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakiyev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rawlings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rawlings was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rawlings takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rawlings takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rawlings connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rawlings shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bakiyev pinned against the cage. Bakiyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bakiyev misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakiyev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bakiyev checks a low kick from Rawlings.
Rawlings looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakiyev is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rawlings to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rawlings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bakiyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rawlings with a jab.
Rawlings throws a shot from downtown. Bakiyev moves away and avoids it.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Rawlings moves out of range.
Bakiyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rawlings goes for a double leg but Bakiyev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bakiyev continues to drive forward.
Bakiyev connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Bakiyev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bakiyev takes a swing at Rawlings's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawlings was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
A swing and a miss from Rawlings.
A countering left hand to the body from Bakiyev misses.
Bakiyev works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rawlings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakiyev moves away.
Rawlings's corner calls for a 1-2. Rawlings obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings misses with a leg kick
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Bakiyev - just one landing.
Bakiyev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rawlings counters with a straight right hand.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawlings was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Rawlings uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakiyev.
Good standup being displayed there by Bakiyev as he connects with a hook.
Rawlings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawlings was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Rawlings rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rawlings lands a jab.
Bakiyev lands with a shot to the body.
Rawlings gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawlings swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Bakiyev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rawlings doesn't seem phased though.
Rawlings fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reno Rawlings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reno Rawlings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakiyev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bakiyev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
A relieved looking Toktogulovich Bakiyev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Reno Rawlings stepped up to the mic, saying '(Dracul laughs... he then disapears.)'.
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